Bloggy Giveaway Bonanza

**updated 10-30-08 to add a picture **

The Fall 2008 Bloggy Giveaways Quarterly Giveaway Carnival is up and running, and has been for 3 days (ack!). This is the first time I’ve taken part but there are A LOT (I think I’m number 1299) of people giving stuff away, and there is a ton of really cool stuff up for grabs. All you have to do is click through to the Bloggy Giveaway site, visit the different sites and leave comments.

I have 4 brand new Paddington Bear books for my prize. I loved Paddington as a child and, for my 10th birthday, all I wanted was a stuffed version of him. I woke up to find him sitting at the bottom of my bed with his suitcase which was full of clothes my mom had made for him to change into. His coat and hat were in his suitcase also because he was dressed in his Halloween costume, which was a miniature version of the Jester suit I was wearing that year. I still have my original Paddington, minus some stuffing. He came to college with me, allowed me to cry into his fur when I lost my grandparents and numerous cats, and has been a part of my life for many, many years. When I got my first Kindergarten position, brother #2 (who was 17 at the time) got me a new Paddington to have in my classroom because he felt that I needed moral support and he knew the original would never make it through a year of 5 year olds.

But not only does Paddington have a lot of special memories for me, the books are really good reads, for bear lovers of all ages. Since I’m late to the party, I’m going to leave the comments open for a week (until 5PM Wednesday November 5th) and I’ll pick one winner to receive these four books. If you’re interested, just leave me a comment and I’ll contact the winner next Wednesday for your address. Anyone can comment – I don’t mind shipping overseas. And be sure to check out all the other great prizes you can win over at Bloggy Giveaways, but you have to hurry up because a lot of them are closing on Friday, October 31st. So shoo!

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I’ve been trying to build my daughter’s library and I don’t have any of the Paddington books yet! These would be a WONDERFUL addition. Books can be so pricey, so winning some would be dreamy!Great giveaway!~melody~

Oh wow! I just took a trip down memory lane!! I absolutely loved Paddington Bear when I was little! I know my daughter would love to read them. She keeps asking about them!orchestratenoise0726[at]yahoo[dot]com

I too have fond memories of Paddington from when I was a child. Sadly I did not have my own stuffed bear though. Thanks for sharing your memory with us … I loved it! My daughter would LOVE these books.LinduhE@aol.comhttp://linduhe.blogspot.com/

My family is from the UK and I grew up on Paddington bear. The first teddy bear my daughter got as a baby was a Paddinton Bear from London. He’s so sweet and I love his stories.Thanks for a great giveaway!HunnyV “at” optonline “dot” net

What a sweet story of your brother getting you a new Paddington bear for your class!My daughter has become a big fan of Paddington through the tv show. I have a mini Paddington from when I was a child that she loves playing with. We’d love to win!Thanks for the giveaway!mybabyappleseed(at)yahoo(dot)ca

Your story was so nice. I can see how special Paddington was to you, and what a great birthday present from your mom. I love that he came with a suitcase and clothes too.I liked Paddington as a girl too, and remember a cartoon on PBS with him.

I would love to introduce my daughter to the magic of Paddington Bear. We could eat orange marmalade on toast and cuddle up with one of these books together!Thank you for the generous giveaway!foxsquirrelrabbit(at)gmail(dot)com

What a special giveaway prize drawing. Children’s books are always wonderful, but Paddington Bear is exclusive in his own right. Please enter me in your delightful book drawing. I appreciate it. Thanks, Cindijchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com

I loved Paddington Bear when I was younger, and I would love to share him with my little guy! He’s really starting to love being read to now, so this would be wonderful!Thank you for the chance to win!natasha_sacopaso[at]hotmail[dot]com

I haven’t seen any Paddington books for a long time. I used to love those books! It’d be great to give my kids a chance to read them. My middle child is a book worm like me and she’d love these books the most. mr_mrs_steen[at]netzero[dot]com

I’m a bookworm and I love to read with my son. I’ve heard so much about these books, but I’ve never read them myself. I think it’d be fun for us Mom and son to read them together!Thanks for this great giveaway!callmeabookworm AT gmail DOT com

I think my son would love Paddington Bear. I remember watching his story on a film strip in school when I was little (yes, I’m that old). ;PThanks for the great giveaway!!Karen of the MomDot Street Team< HREF="momdot.com" REL="nofollow">http://www.MomDot.com<>